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Terje Pedersen on SEAS: Vytorin Study to be Presented at European Society of Cardiology
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Title Terje Pedersen on SEAS: Vytorin Study to be Presented at European Society of Cardiology
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/578989?src=rss
Description The presentation should give clinicians a better look at the data, said SEAS steering committee chair Dr Terje Pedersen, and provide more information about the end points and the incidence of clinical events in patients, as well as information on the incidence and types of cancer observed in the trial. Heartwire
Category Articles > Cardiology
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Date Aug 13, 2008
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